Priceline to Buy OpenTable for $2.6 Billion — Priceline Group Inc. agreed to buy restaurant booking service OpenTable Inc. for $2.6 billion in cash, broadening the online travel giant's offering into a new field at a time when some of its more established brands mature.

iOS 8 builds in the technologies Apple needs for an iWatch — iOS 8 adds several important enhancements to the iPhone and iPad, such as improved notifications, health-tracking, and a more advanced camera application, but the new operating system's most significant feature may be the groundwork technologies …

New study suggests patent trolls really are killing startups — New study estimates $22 billion in VC funding was lost due to troll lawsuits. — Patent reform advocates have long argued that “patent trolls”—companies that do nothing but sue over patents—are harmful to innovation, not just a plague on big companies.

How Bitcoin Empowers Global Peer-to-Peer Lender BTCJam — San Francisco-based startup BTCJam is taking peer-to-peer lending to a global audience, and is using bitcoin to achieve its vision. — Bypassing the restrictions of fiat currencies, the company says, allows any individual in the world to receive a loan via its platform.